Shakespeare Theatre
942 E. 43rd Street,
Chicago,
IL
60653
942 E. 43rd Street,
Chicago,
IL
60653
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When the Schoenstadt circuit took over the circa-1910 Ellis Theater in 1914 from Brunhild and Youngs, they renamed it the Shakespeare Theatre. This 954-seat house contained a Kimball organ from the 1920’s onward. In 1931 it was taken over by Warner Brothers Circuit management Inc.
When the Shakespeare Theatre closed in 1961, the theater was later converted into a church.
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Bryan Krefft
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Is it certain that this theatre was torn down? Looking at Google maps, there is a building at pretty much this address that looks suspiciously like a theatre.
An article in the January 1, 1931 Chicago Tribune with the headline Warner Bros. Acquire Ten More Theaters notes that the Shakespeare Theater, one of four cinemas acquired from the Chicago Theaters Corp. (along with the Metropolitan, the Frolic and the Oakland Square) has been added to the chain of playhouses operated by Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc.